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'One of world's most important' fossil collections donated to Scottish museum

A FOSSIL collection described as "one of the most important of its type in the world" has been donated to the National Museum of Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Bird fossil collection bequeathed to Scottish museum

The collection of items dating back from 54 to 56 million years ago is believed to contain many species which are new to science.

The Independent UK

3D analysis reveals a key similarity between dinosaur and bird embryos

It's all in the hips. CT analysis and computer modeling finds a pathway for bridging

Inverse

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Footprints take science a step closer to understanding southern Africa's dinosaurs

Dinosaurs have captured people’s imaginations more than any other ancient creatures. These reptiles – some large, some small; some carnivores and others herbivores – rose and dominated the world’s landscapes for more than 135 million years during a period known as the Mesozoic.

The Conversation

Gorgosaurus: Rare ancient dinosaur skeleton sells for $6m at Sotheby’s auction

A rare ancient dinosaur has been sold at auction in the US to an unknown buyer for just over $6m (£5m).

Evening Standard

Prehistoric Europeans drank milk long before humans could digest lactose – study

New research indicates that famine and exposure to infectious disease best explains the evolution of our ability to consume milk.

The Independent UK

Dinosaur teeth from Diamantinasaurus unearthed in outback Queensland

Teeth belonging to a long-necked, 20-tonne Diamantinasaurus have been unearthed in the outback, changing what experts know about the massive dinosaur.

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New dinosaur discovery may explain why T-rex had small arms

T-rex likely carried out many tasks with its mouth to compensate for tiny limbs

The Independent UK

Rise of the dinosaurs traced back to their adaptation to cold

Covering of feathers left them able to cope when other creatures died off in mass extinction event, scientists say

The Guardian - UK

Scientists discover highly well-preserved dinosaur with oldest belly button ever known

‘Exceptionally-preserved’ fossil has allowed scientists to document scales, tail bristles, and first-ever dinosaur cloaca

The Independent UK

New Zealand should celebrate its remarkable prehistoric past with national fossil emblems – have your say!

It’s not often New Zealanders admit Australia is onto a good thing. Our long-running trans-Tasman rivalry usually revolves around accusing Australians of stealing national cultural icons like Phar Lap, Pavlova or Crowded House.

The Conversation

Jurassic World Dominion: a palaeontologist on what the film gets wrong about dinosaurs

Almost 30 years after Jurassic Park first screened, the beloved franchise is back with its latest film Jurassic World Dominion, released in the UK on Friday. Our favourite characters, such as the Tyrannosaurus-rex and Velociraptor, return and we meet some new ones, like the giant predator Giganotosaurus.

The Conversation

‘Dinosaurs are not us’: book reveals how mammals came to rule the world

Steve Brusatte writes of the evolutionary twists, catastrophes and luck that led to the warm-blooded animals of today

The Guardian - UK

Europe's largest meat-eating dinosaur found on Isle of Wight

Palaeontologists said they have found parts of the skeleton of the dinosaur, which lived during the Cretaceous Period

The Hindu

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The Conversation

New prehistoric plant discovery highlights the unexpected diversity of non-flowering plants

The renowned Apple Bay fossil locality of northern Vancouver Island is helping us reimagine seed plant diversity in the Early Cretaceous, the last of three geologic periods comprising the Mesozoic Era.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Exhibit of Famed Prehistoric Cave to Open in Marseille

A permanent virtual exhibit of one of France’s most famous prehistoric sites, the undersea Cosquer Cave, is set to open its doors as concerns grow that it could be completely inundated as a result of rising tides driven by climate change. As of Saturday, visitors to the port city of…

Inverse

Were dinosaurs warm or cold-blooded? Scientists might finally have an answer

In a new study, researchers used a relatively novel set of laser-based techniques to measure the metabolic rates of dinosaurs.

The Independent UK

Dippy the Dinosaur returns to the Natural History Museum

The 85ft-long plaster cast of a diplodocus skeleton was first put on display in the London museum in 1905.

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Fin-tastic Creatures: Experts Find Two New Prehistoric Dolphin Species – In Swiss Alps

Scientists in Switzerland have discovered two previously unknown dolphin species that inhabited the area of today’s landlocked mountainous country 20 million years ago.

The Independent UK

Researchers discover most dinosaurs were warm-blooded

But scientists observed differences between the two big groups of dinosaurs, finding that Triceratops were cold-blooded and T-Rex warm-blooded.

The Conversation

Farm vehicles are now heavier than most dinosaurs – here’s why that’s a problem

What does a modern combine harvester and a Diplodocus have in common? One answer, it seems, may be their big footprints on the soil. A new study led by researchers from Sweden and Switzerland has found that the weight of farming machinery today is approaching that of the largest animals…

Inverse

A controversial discovery could reveal the last moments of the dinosaurs

Let’s take a look at what we know about this most important time in our planet’s history

Zenger

Tree Wrecked: Dinosaur Extinction Slowed Down Evolution Of Plants

Scientists participating in the study were also able to determine how profound the changes were.

The Independent UK

Giant 32-feet-long ‘death shadow’ dinosaur discovered by scientists in Argentina

Dinosaur may have been member of group that later gave rise to birds, say scientists

Salon

When dinosaurs died, plants thrived

A new study answers long-held questions about how dinosaurs' mass extinction influenced plant evolution

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